Kyle Ruddy

Tampa, FL, USA

Bio

Kyle Ruddy is a well-known expert in DevOps and cloud computing. With over a decade of experience in the industry, he currently serves as the Director of Technical Product Marketing at HashiCorp. Kyle has given over 100 talks and ten keynotes at various conferences and events worldwide.

He is a thought leader in automation, infrastructure, and cloud computing and has contributed significantly to developing and implementing Terraform and PowerShell technologies. Kyle has a deep understanding of how technology can be leveraged to create efficient and scalable systems and has helped many organizations achieve their goals through effective automation and DevOps practices.

Kyle is highly regarded in the community for his contributions to various social programs, including being a five-time Microsoft MVP. He is known for his willingness to share knowledge and experience and is often sought after for his insights on emerging technologies and industry trends.

My Talks

Creating PowerShell Modules from OpenAPI Specs, Lessons Learned

REST APIs are everywhere these days. A majority of those are backed by what's known as OpenAPI (swagger) Specifications. There are a million tools to convert OpenAPI specs to documentation, code, e...

Developing Terraform Modules For Scale

Terraform modules are a fundamental building block when it comes to creating reusable, infrastructure as code environments. This session will take a look at not only getting started with modules bu...

Manage vSphere with PowerCLI DSC Resources, Finally!

Configuration management is a key DevOps principle. PowerShell and PowerShell DSC is an easy way to make use of config management in our environments. However, there's one area that's been missing ...

Mutability, Declarability, and Disposability, oh my!

Talking to your DevOps team may sound an exercise in buzzword bingo, but in this session we aim to take a creative approach in simplifying those terms and offers some tools you want to start gettin...

PowerSheller's Guide to Terraform

You know PowerShell, but you have a need to learn Terraform. Where do you start? What do all these terms mean? How do you best translate your existing knowledge to a new tool? This session aims to ...

VMware PowerCLI, not just a PowerShell module!

Anyone with a VMware environment has probably noticed PowerCLI is the easiest way to manage it. During this deep-dive, we'll show you how to do more things, faster and more efficiently using method...

What everyone ought to know about VMware PowerCLI

PowerCLI is one of the easiest ways to manage your VMware environments. From vSphere to NSX, VMware has followed the PowerShell guidelines and best practices to enable PowerCLI users to get up and...